Event Calendar KDE Applet loses holiday and astronomical settings after a reboot

[trekjunky]

I need help. Is there anyone willing to give me real help? All I get is half-hearted to hateful responses.

[karlmistelberger]

I need help. Is there anyone willing to give me real help? All I get is half-hearted to hateful responses.

You my check your file:

karl@erlangen:~> ll .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
-rw-r-xr-x 1 karl users 7880 25. Sep 02:36 .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
karl@erlangen:~>

Does that change upon reboot?

[Containments][2][Applets][8]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.digitalclock

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration]
PreloadWeight=34

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][Appearance]
dateFormat=longDate
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so
showDate=true
showSeconds=true
showWeekNumbers=true

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

karl@erlangen:~> cat ./.config/plasma_calendar_holiday_regions
[General]
selectedRegions=de_de
karl@erlangen:~>

[trekjunky]

You my check your file:

karl@erlangen:~> ll .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
-rw-r-xr-x 1 karl users 7880 25. Sep 02:36 .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
karl@erlangen:~>

Does that change upon reboot?

Yes, the time stamp changed after rebooting. from:10336 Sep 25 05:18 ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

to: 10336 Sep 25 07:05 ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

[Containments][2][Applets][8]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.digitalclock

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration]
PreloadWeight=34

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][Appearance]
dateFormat=longDate
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so
showDate=true
showSeconds=true
showWeekNumbers=true

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

.config/plasma_calendar_astronomicalevents
[General]
showLunarPhase=true
showSeason=true

karl@erlangen:~> cat ./.config/plasma_calendar_holiday_regions
[General]
selectedRegions=de_de
karl@erlangen:~>

[General].config/plasma_calendar_holiday_regions

selectedRegions=us_en-us

[trekjunky]

Yes, the time stamp changed after rebooting. from:10336 Sep 25 05:18 ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

to: 10336 Sep 25 07:05 ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

[Containments][2][Applets][8]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.digitalclock

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration]
PreloadWeight=34

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][Appearance]
dateFormat=longDate
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so
showDate=true
showSeconds=true
showWeekNumbers=true

[Containments][2][Applets][8][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

.config/plasma_calendar_astronomicalevents
[General]
showLunarPhase=true
showSeason=true

karl@erlangen:~> cat ./.config/plasma_calendar_holiday_regions
[General]
selectedRegions=de_de
karl@erlangen:~>

[General].config/plasma_calendar_holiday_regions

selectedRegions=us_en-us

~> cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib/qt/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/pl
asmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so

I don't know what changed in the file, but I will try to find out what changed if anything.

[karlmistelberger]

~> cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib/qt/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/pl
asmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so

I don't know what changed in the file, but I will try to find out what changed if anything.

You may logout from KDE and try to shorten the list of plugins using a virtual console. A list containing each once should suffice:

enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so
 

[tannington]

~> cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib/qt/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/pl
asmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so

I don't know what changed in the file, but I will try to find out what changed if anything.

"/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins" interesting... on a standard TW/KDE install? (Maybe I've missed something...)

[trekjunky]

You may logout from KDE and try to shorten the list of plugins using a virtual console. A list containing each once should suffice:

enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so
 

Thanks for catching that, I didn't notice the repeats. I will log out of KDE and edit the file to reflect the changes you suggest.

[trekjunky]

You may logout from KDE and try to shorten the list of plugins using a virtual console. A list containing each once should suffice:

enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so
 

This is what it looked like after logging back in:

cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so

That didn't stop the problem. the holiday and astronomical events are not there after logging back in, so I configure the plasmoid to remove them then re-add them and they show up, but that also adds another line for the holidayevents.so:

cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar 
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so

It is as if the first instance of the holidayevents line doesn't register during bootup/login

May I suggest a line of thinking. Imagine someone trying to sabotage a system, what would they have do to cause my problem?

[karlmistelberger]

This is what it looked like after logging back in:

cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so

That didn't stop the problem. the holiday and astronomical events are not there after logging back in, so I configure the plasmoid to remove them then re-add them and they show up, but that also adds another line for the holidayevents.so:

cat ./.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc | grep calendar 
plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so

It is as if the first instance of the holidayevents line doesn't register during bootup/login

May I suggest a line of thinking. Imagine someone trying to sabotage a system, what would they have do to cause my problem?

Get rid of the line "plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar". A pristine user created on my machine has only:

erlangen:~ # grep -i calendar ~tester/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc 
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so
erlangen:~ #

[trekjunky]

Get rid of the line "plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar". A pristine user created on my machine has only:

erlangen:~ # grep -i calendar ~tester/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc 
enabledCalendarPlugins=/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/astronomicalevents.so,/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasmacalendarplugins/holidaysevents.so
erlangen:~ #

I got rid of the line "plugin=org.kde.plasma.eventcalendar" and it removed the plasmoid from the desktop. I must have a different version than your tester id. I have version 69 of the plasmoid.